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-- the united states air force serious violations of the laws of war during the bombing campaign in kosovo and yugoslavia. they brought these charges before un-sponsored international tribunal for the saudia, which uses protocol one as its spears amnesty international decried as a secular to give warning to bombing. human rights complaint the u.s. air force was too concerned with ensuring pilot safety. these are american lawyers complaining about the air force. too worried about the safety of american service members. people talk about global rules here this is also an example of transnational politics. so these violations of the law during the afghan war. also american western human rights watch, amnesty international church americans as war crimes once again, bringing to the criminal court from which the u.s. is not a member and doesn't recognize them on the basis of protocol one rules. when someone says you followed the non-convention, you have to know the traditional rules we see in these movies are refit the new rules of 1977, which privilege terrorists. so what we've just described h
-- the united states air force serious violations of the laws of war during the bombing campaign in kosovo and yugoslavia. they brought these charges before un-sponsored international tribunal for the saudia, which uses protocol one as its spears amnesty international decried as a secular to give warning to bombing. human rights complaint the u.s. air force was too concerned with ensuring pilot safety. these are american lawyers complaining about the air force. too worried about the safety of...
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which i think guarded right in bosnia and cause a vote, when they went in -- got it right in bosnia and kosovo, when they went in and did what they did, they did not turn around and leave. that is a model that we need to think about. the bush administration in its early years got it wrong. now the obama administration is getting it wrong with its animus against nation-building. we have to do some nation- building. this is not do gooding. this is for our own security. i'm a dad, too. i'm concerned about education, too. i'm concerned about our domestic problems, but the defense budget is not in bankrupting us. we are spending less than 4% of our gdp on defense, half the level we were spending in the cold war. we can afford a strong defense. in fact, we cannot afford to live without a strong defense. we need to have a strong america abroad. at the same time, obviously, we need to deal with our domestic problems. but we do not have to trade one for the other. host: 8 twitter message responding to the other view were writing about molly. this one says that the french, right or wrong, are invalid be
which i think guarded right in bosnia and cause a vote, when they went in -- got it right in bosnia and kosovo, when they went in and did what they did, they did not turn around and leave. that is a model that we need to think about. the bush administration in its early years got it wrong. now the obama administration is getting it wrong with its animus against nation-building. we have to do some nation- building. this is not do gooding. this is for our own security. i'm a dad, too. i'm...
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i supported president clinton when he did what was needed to be done in kosovo and bosnia. in this instance, the president behaved in that tradition. >> the constitution has no exceptions for when you're having a tough time or when people disagree with you and you go ahead and do it. you were early 1970's, critical of the bombing in cambodia. you felt it was not authorized by congress. has your opinion changed? how is it different than libya? >> boarded my opinion -- nor did my opinion change about vietnam. >> is cambodia different than libya >? >> yes it is different. >> the constitution does not give this kind of latitude to sometimes go to war and sometimes not go to war. barack obama was explicit. people think or he and paul did like anything about barack obama. i like his forthrightness when he said, no president should unilaterally go to war. >> i respect that. you can be absolutist. it does not work in some instances when 10,000 people are about to be wiped out by a dictator and you need to make a quick judgment about engaging. you cannot rely on a congress that has
i supported president clinton when he did what was needed to be done in kosovo and bosnia. in this instance, the president behaved in that tradition. >> the constitution has no exceptions for when you're having a tough time or when people disagree with you and you go ahead and do it. you were early 1970's, critical of the bombing in cambodia. you felt it was not authorized by congress. has your opinion changed? how is it different than libya? >> boarded my opinion -- nor did my...
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that area but year -- we still have a stalemate in macedonia over the name issue we have the serbia-kosovo dialogue that's not been pleated, we still have those countries that aspear to ascend ancy into the e.u. i would just urge you that further progress in that area is going to continue to require american leadership. i hope that we will continue to work in the region to ensure that they continue to make progress. >> we will, senator. i just want to thank you for your leadership of the european affairs subcommittee you've done a tremendous job working on it and i look forward to working with you. >> senator kerry, i appreciate your thoughtful opening statement and your thoughtful response to these questions. i have a great deal of respect for your global experience, your depth of knowledge in these areas. i would have enjoyed working with you as a member of the committee and i'm going to enjoy working with you as secretary of state. as you said, these are complex issues and these are dangerous times. i certainly grew up hoping that that maxim of politics ends at the water's edge was actu
that area but year -- we still have a stalemate in macedonia over the name issue we have the serbia-kosovo dialogue that's not been pleated, we still have those countries that aspear to ascend ancy into the e.u. i would just urge you that further progress in that area is going to continue to require american leadership. i hope that we will continue to work in the region to ensure that they continue to make progress. >> we will, senator. i just want to thank you for your leadership of the...
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reconstruction efforts, both peacekeeping and peace enforcement efforts, the big american ones -- bosnia, kosovo, somalia, haiti, iraq, afghanistan -- and the mostly smaller u.n. ones in a dozen or more other places. so we looked at 20 of them. and we evaluated them on a number of criteria. one was did they produce peace which was, after all, why most of them were deployed in the first place. but also, did they produce more democratization, and we used freedomhouse scores to rank them. did they produce more, better government? we used world bank indices as a government effectiveness index. they rate every government in the world every year. did the economy expand? again, just world bank and imf figurings. and -- figures. and did a lot of the citizens -- the lot of the citizens improve. and there we used the u.n. dp's human development index which looks at both levels of income, but also at education and health and other criteria. in democratization, afghanistan didn't pass the peace test, and 16 of the 20 cases did, so that's definitely failure. in democratization it was about in the middle in t
reconstruction efforts, both peacekeeping and peace enforcement efforts, the big american ones -- bosnia, kosovo, somalia, haiti, iraq, afghanistan -- and the mostly smaller u.n. ones in a dozen or more other places. so we looked at 20 of them. and we evaluated them on a number of criteria. one was did they produce peace which was, after all, why most of them were deployed in the first place. but also, did they produce more democratization, and we used freedomhouse scores to rank them. did they...
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the kosovo war, the second war against iraq, the war in afghanistan and so on have proven to be much more difficult and taxing and expensive than we thought. and if we're going to do this, if we're going to be global cop, i think we're kidding ourselves to think that even the high defense budgets we've had since the end of the cold war are enough. but i'd say they're too much in that the need for that degree of military activism really ended with the cold war. this is a basic political/ideological issue that, you know, settled at a much higher level than the budgetary problems we're dealing with. but i would argue that we should keep pushing in the direction that things have been moving in the last few years, and that's towards a more modest view of military missions and requirements. it'll be hard to make huge savings in the defense budget, although i think even the problem of sequestration could be a blessing in disguise. that's the only thing that can force the sorts of discipline and choices that the political system's unable to make. now, you can make the case that the degree of
the kosovo war, the second war against iraq, the war in afghanistan and so on have proven to be much more difficult and taxing and expensive than we thought. and if we're going to do this, if we're going to be global cop, i think we're kidding ourselves to think that even the high defense budgets we've had since the end of the cold war are enough. but i'd say they're too much in that the need for that degree of military activism really ended with the cold war. this is a basic...
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his record on human rights is well-known, from cambodia to burma, to kosovo and many other places around the world, senator kerry has been a leader in advancing the cause of human rights. we already heard senator menendez pointed out his efforts in vietnam. he represented america to get an accounting of our pow-mia's. that's unprecedented, to go to a country we were at war with to be able to have that kind of accounting. senator kerry used his talent to bring closure for many american families and that was an incredible accomplishment. and then able to improve the relationship between the united states and vietnam, recognizing that it's in america's interests that we are able to communicate with other countries. i particularly appreciate his work on elevating the importance internationally of human trafficking. the united states has taken the leadership in saying whether you're a receiving country or an origin country or a country in transport, we all have a responsibility to stop what we call modern slavery, the trafficking usually of young girls but is also sometimes of boys. and the u
his record on human rights is well-known, from cambodia to burma, to kosovo and many other places around the world, senator kerry has been a leader in advancing the cause of human rights. we already heard senator menendez pointed out his efforts in vietnam. he represented america to get an accounting of our pow-mia's. that's unprecedented, to go to a country we were at war with to be able to have that kind of accounting. senator kerry used his talent to bring closure for many american families...
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. -- in kosovo and bosnia and so forth. in this case, i think the president has behaved in that tradition. the don't think concentration -- at of the constitution says that you just go ahead and do it. after vietnam, you were quite critical of the bombing in cambodia because he felt that it was not authorized by congress. has your opinion changed about the bombing in cambodia? how is cambodia different from libya? >> my attitude has not changed about vietnam itself. >> what about cambodia? >> it was the extension of a were prosecuted without the involvement of congress after a number of years. that is very different. >> length of time, but similar circumstances. and obama campaign and authorized by congress. it is not this kind of latitude to sometimes go to war and to sometimes not go to war. i thought barack obama was really implicit. that is what i like about him, quite frankly. i like his forthright as when he ran for office and said no president should unilaterally go to war. the constitution does not allow it. >> i re
. -- in kosovo and bosnia and so forth. in this case, i think the president has behaved in that tradition. the don't think concentration -- at of the constitution says that you just go ahead and do it. after vietnam, you were quite critical of the bombing in cambodia because he felt that it was not authorized by congress. has your opinion changed about the bombing in cambodia? how is cambodia different from libya? >> my attitude has not changed about vietnam itself. >> what about...
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supported president clinton, when, against the will of the congress, he did what was needed to be done in kosovo and bosnia and so forth. in this case, i think the president has behaved in that tradition. >> i would argue the constitution doesn't have an exception -- that when you are having tough times, the constitution says that you just go ahead and do it. after vietnam, you were quite critical of the bombing in cambodia because you felt that it was not authorized by congress. has your opinion changed about the bombing in cambodia? how is cambodia different from libya? >> my attitude has not changed about vietnam itself. >> what about cambodia? >> it was the extension of a war prosecuted without the involvement of congress after a number of years. that is very different. >> length of time, but similar circumstances. and obama campaign and authorized by congress. it is not this kind of latitude to sometimes go to war and to sometimes not go to war. i thought barack obama was really explicit. that is what i like about him, quite frankly. i like his forthrightness when he ran for office and said
supported president clinton, when, against the will of the congress, he did what was needed to be done in kosovo and bosnia and so forth. in this case, i think the president has behaved in that tradition. >> i would argue the constitution doesn't have an exception -- that when you are having tough times, the constitution says that you just go ahead and do it. after vietnam, you were quite critical of the bombing in cambodia because you felt that it was not authorized by congress. has your...
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troops into panama and i supported president clinton when he did what needed to be done in bosnia and kosovo and so forth. i think the president behaved in that tradition. >> i would argue that the constitution has no exceptions for when you are having a tough time or people disagree with you that you just go ahead and do it. after vietnam, you were cite i -- critical of the bombing in cambodia. has your opinion changed about cambodia? >> nor did my opinion changed about the war in vietnam. >> is cambodia different than libya? >> it is, because it was an extension of the war that was being prosecuted without the involvement of congress after a number of years. that's very different -- >> length of time, but similar circumstances. a bombing campaign unauthorized by congress. the constitution doesn't give us the latitude to go to war or not go to war. people -- rand paul didn't like anything about barack obama, i like when he ran for office and said no president shouldn't go to war unilaterally. the constitution doesn't allow it. >> the problem is, it just doesn't work in some instances when 1
troops into panama and i supported president clinton when he did what needed to be done in bosnia and kosovo and so forth. i think the president behaved in that tradition. >> i would argue that the constitution has no exceptions for when you are having a tough time or people disagree with you that you just go ahead and do it. after vietnam, you were cite i -- critical of the bombing in cambodia. has your opinion changed about cambodia? >> nor did my opinion changed about the war in...